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- The real value of any joint tendering procurement exercise must be modeled and demonstrated to the community through the community. A valid outcome could be to not make any joint procurement!
- Not only the aggregated purchasing power of the community (that usually leads to a better deal only with a couple of percentage points) but other community benefits (i.e. common pool of shared licenses for serving peek demands) must be investigated.
- The burden of the joint procurement must be taken up partly by the community and firm commitments should ensure that the demand stays alive through the lengthy process.
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